I went to a homeless shelter yesterday (The Bridge, in downtown Dallas). I went to check it out because a group from my church is going to be volunteering there soon. During the lunch rush, everyone looked gravely hungry and many looked sad. Allegedly the shelter serves 800 people a day for lunch. I did not get to count. A black guy came up to me and said, "Hey, pretty!" as he was walking by. The Bridge just opened last year, and is in what I would call the armpit of the city.
I miss Pine E-mail. Does anyone know what I'm talking about?
Who is butchering Careless Whisper on the radio? It is very disturbing.
Love,
Alice
b.b.b.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
pics
I will try to post some pictures soon. Oh, by the way, today was a partially sunny day and Tuesday was a sunny day.
Alice
Alice
Kids Writing Connection.
Hi all:
I went to a banquet last night for the KIDS WRITING CONNECTION. The Kids Writing Connection is a program at John F. Kennedy Elementary in Dallas, in which students, usually in 4th or 5th grade, are matched up with adult mentors. During the school year, the children meet with the mentors for 1 hour a week. From the beginning to the end of the school year, the children produce a piece of fiction that goes into a magazine at the end of the year. My child's story was "The Adventures of Billy Bob Jr. and Brittney."
In other years, the Kids Writing Connection banquets have been blossoming with people. This year, only a small amount attended. The 2009 banquet was a testament to the fact that not enough people are participating. There were NOT ENOUGH mentors, NOT ENOUGH parents, and there was also NOT ENOUGH money to have a larger banquet (the organizer of the program told me she did not get as much money from grants as she normally does.)
I know that times are hard, but some things do not cost money. So my question is, hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, why the lack of enthusiasm this year? The program has been going on for 15 years; I do not want to see it slowly dying down each year.
I went to Whole Foods today.
Alice
bbb
I went to a banquet last night for the KIDS WRITING CONNECTION. The Kids Writing Connection is a program at John F. Kennedy Elementary in Dallas, in which students, usually in 4th or 5th grade, are matched up with adult mentors. During the school year, the children meet with the mentors for 1 hour a week. From the beginning to the end of the school year, the children produce a piece of fiction that goes into a magazine at the end of the year. My child's story was "The Adventures of Billy Bob Jr. and Brittney."
In other years, the Kids Writing Connection banquets have been blossoming with people. This year, only a small amount attended. The 2009 banquet was a testament to the fact that not enough people are participating. There were NOT ENOUGH mentors, NOT ENOUGH parents, and there was also NOT ENOUGH money to have a larger banquet (the organizer of the program told me she did not get as much money from grants as she normally does.)
I know that times are hard, but some things do not cost money. So my question is, hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, why the lack of enthusiasm this year? The program has been going on for 15 years; I do not want to see it slowly dying down each year.
I went to Whole Foods today.
Alice
bbb
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Hello Blogger Groupies
Hello Blogger Groupies (should I say NDH groupies?):
Welcome to another Delicious blog.
i love the new (well, kind of new) store EntertainMART (on the corner of Preston and Alpha Roads). I brought about 13 CDs and 4 DVDs there and got $27.00 for them. I actually got $32.50 but I bought a movie that was $5.50 (title is The Invisible Circus, with Cameron Diaz and Christopher Eccleston). They have tons of movies and CDs and even though the store is kind of humongous in a scary Sam's Club way, I still LIKE it. But it is not the New CD World (See a prev. blog, circa Aug. 2008), that title belongs to CD Warehouse on Beltline Road.
i was in the 99 Cent store today and in the Stationary Aisle, a girl (she was about 12) was holding her baby brother(he was no more than 6 months old) awkwardly, almost like she was going to DROP him. A minute later her mother came down the aisle and said, "Dammelo, Flaquita!!" which, roughly translated, means, "Give him to me, Skinny Ninny!!" If you don't know, "Flaquita" is just a term of endearment. I did not see what they bought or anything, but I bought several useful items.
saw a lady with a cool hat while I was driving. It was a KENTUCKY DERBY hat. Since her car sped by while I was sitting at a light I did not obtain further DETAILS.
Keep It Simple, Chill, Invest in Love (I saw this on a Christian Church sign the other day), and go and buy the new Bob Dylan CD (if u can afford),
Alice (your favorite flaquita)
bbb
2 Quotes:
"I look for what needs to be done ... After all, that's how the universe designs itself."
--R. Buckminster Fuller
"People are afraid to merge on freeways in Los Angeles."
--Opening line of Less Than Zero, by Bret Easton Ellis, Copyright 1985.
Welcome to another Delicious blog.
i love the new (well, kind of new) store EntertainMART (on the corner of Preston and Alpha Roads). I brought about 13 CDs and 4 DVDs there and got $27.00 for them. I actually got $32.50 but I bought a movie that was $5.50 (title is The Invisible Circus, with Cameron Diaz and Christopher Eccleston). They have tons of movies and CDs and even though the store is kind of humongous in a scary Sam's Club way, I still LIKE it. But it is not the New CD World (See a prev. blog, circa Aug. 2008), that title belongs to CD Warehouse on Beltline Road.
i was in the 99 Cent store today and in the Stationary Aisle, a girl (she was about 12) was holding her baby brother(he was no more than 6 months old) awkwardly, almost like she was going to DROP him. A minute later her mother came down the aisle and said, "Dammelo, Flaquita!!" which, roughly translated, means, "Give him to me, Skinny Ninny!!" If you don't know, "Flaquita" is just a term of endearment. I did not see what they bought or anything, but I bought several useful items.
saw a lady with a cool hat while I was driving. It was a KENTUCKY DERBY hat. Since her car sped by while I was sitting at a light I did not obtain further DETAILS.
Keep It Simple, Chill, Invest in Love (I saw this on a Christian Church sign the other day), and go and buy the new Bob Dylan CD (if u can afford),
Alice (your favorite flaquita)
bbb
2 Quotes:
"I look for what needs to be done ... After all, that's how the universe designs itself."
--R. Buckminster Fuller
"People are afraid to merge on freeways in Los Angeles."
--Opening line of Less Than Zero, by Bret Easton Ellis, Copyright 1985.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Quick Vignette. I could not think of a Creative Title
Hi Faithful Readers:
I'm tired. This weather is killing me (Fri-gray, Sat.-gray, Sun.-gray, Mon.-gray, Tues.-gray and muggy, Wed.-gray and muggy, Thurs.-gray and muggy). All of this has been interspersed with periods of gloominess and/or rain (and also brief moments of sunshine!). I do not mind the rain it is the Grayness that is killing me. I saw a pickup truck yesterday that looked like it belonged in a Miami Vice Special. On the back there was a bumper sticker that read, "FREE VIEQUES," for Vieques Island, Puerto Rico. The pickup was a dark color with bright pink and purple splashes on the side. I observed it at a shopping center at Preston and Royal (my Favorite Hangout). Before that I went into Daugherty's Drugs but did not find anything to buy. Heard a funny conversation in TARGET (or Tar-jay!)--earlier Wed. morning--but I will save that for next time.
Not doing a rain dance,
Alice
bbb
I'm tired. This weather is killing me (Fri-gray, Sat.-gray, Sun.-gray, Mon.-gray, Tues.-gray and muggy, Wed.-gray and muggy, Thurs.-gray and muggy). All of this has been interspersed with periods of gloominess and/or rain (and also brief moments of sunshine!). I do not mind the rain it is the Grayness that is killing me. I saw a pickup truck yesterday that looked like it belonged in a Miami Vice Special. On the back there was a bumper sticker that read, "FREE VIEQUES," for Vieques Island, Puerto Rico. The pickup was a dark color with bright pink and purple splashes on the side. I observed it at a shopping center at Preston and Royal (my Favorite Hangout). Before that I went into Daugherty's Drugs but did not find anything to buy. Heard a funny conversation in TARGET (or Tar-jay!)--earlier Wed. morning--but I will save that for next time.
Not doing a rain dance,
Alice
bbb
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Being in the hospital is like being in Huntsville and Writer's BLOCK
Dear Loyal Readers:
I am just going to write this blog post fast. Sorry if there are no paragraph breaks. I was in the hospital for 5 (5!) days. On Wednesday I passed out, fell and scraped my chin badly enough for stitches. I was taking a nap when this first happened (hmmmph! my nap was interrupted), so that is why it is confusing. I was only out for a couple of minutes. What I remember: laying down to take a nap, feeling v. tired and exhausted, and then all of a sudden my parents are around me talking about which hospital to take me to. All I remember about the paramedics is that one of them was cute. The doctors said that I passed out bc of low sodium. Being in the hospital was similar to being in Huntsville (prison in Texas for foreign readers): I could not leave for any reason, and Saturday I had to ask special permission to go to the hospital cafeteria and eat with my Dad. The doctors had me hooked up to a telemetry monitor so they could monitor my heart and when I wanted to take a shower, the nurse had to notify someone. Gee, I will miss someone asking if I've had any Bowel Movement each day.
The food was ok. More variety was needed.
I also had WRITER'S BLOCK while I was in the hospital. I was trying to work on a story. Luckily the WRITER'S BLOCK passed when I read the paper or thought more about my story (actually a Screenplay).
Penelope Cruz turned 35 today. Yay, she is older than me.
Agatha Christie Quote: "An archaeologist is the best husband any woman can have: the older she gets, the more interested he is in her."
I wore legwarmers today.
Stay away from hospitals if you can,
Alice
xo
p.s. Since the hospital incident I am trying to take a second look at all parts of my life. By 2nd look I mean a fresh look, a new look. I don't know if this is working but I am TRYING.
I am just going to write this blog post fast. Sorry if there are no paragraph breaks. I was in the hospital for 5 (5!) days. On Wednesday I passed out, fell and scraped my chin badly enough for stitches. I was taking a nap when this first happened (hmmmph! my nap was interrupted), so that is why it is confusing. I was only out for a couple of minutes. What I remember: laying down to take a nap, feeling v. tired and exhausted, and then all of a sudden my parents are around me talking about which hospital to take me to. All I remember about the paramedics is that one of them was cute. The doctors said that I passed out bc of low sodium. Being in the hospital was similar to being in Huntsville (prison in Texas for foreign readers): I could not leave for any reason, and Saturday I had to ask special permission to go to the hospital cafeteria and eat with my Dad. The doctors had me hooked up to a telemetry monitor so they could monitor my heart and when I wanted to take a shower, the nurse had to notify someone. Gee, I will miss someone asking if I've had any Bowel Movement each day.
The food was ok. More variety was needed.
I also had WRITER'S BLOCK while I was in the hospital. I was trying to work on a story. Luckily the WRITER'S BLOCK passed when I read the paper or thought more about my story (actually a Screenplay).
Penelope Cruz turned 35 today. Yay, she is older than me.
Agatha Christie Quote: "An archaeologist is the best husband any woman can have: the older she gets, the more interested he is in her."
I wore legwarmers today.
Stay away from hospitals if you can,
Alice
xo
p.s. Since the hospital incident I am trying to take a second look at all parts of my life. By 2nd look I mean a fresh look, a new look. I don't know if this is working but I am TRYING.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Trying to write this post fast. And women on the airplane
Hi Lovely Readers:
I was on the airplane today coming back from Charlotte, NC, and I sat by these 2 women who were funny. They were from Gastonia (in NC). And going to a bowling tournament.
At one point they asked me to take a picture of them. The woman next to me was trying to switch her camera from the video mode to regular camera mode. There was a video of her dog on the camera. She kept saying, "That's my dog, that's my dog," and every time she pronounced "Dog," she said it like, "da-WAG." I do not know if I am explaining this experience correctly except to say that the woman had a V. thick Southern accent. They were good seatmates.
Also, on or before the plane, I ate or drank: 2 coffees, 2 granola bars (one in the taxi cab), 1/2 a turkey sandwich, and some M and M's.
Just some FUN info about what I consumed.
I am always hungry when I am traveling, not to mention all the time.
I am takine a lovely orange pill called Stavzor. It is a much nicer color than some other pills I have been prescribed in the past.
Keep It Simple (Stupid!). This is just an instruction. I cannot believe I am typing this fast.
Chillax (Chill + Relax),
Alice
Peace.
Hope you like photos. I will try to post some more when I can.
I was on the airplane today coming back from Charlotte, NC, and I sat by these 2 women who were funny. They were from Gastonia (in NC). And going to a bowling tournament.
At one point they asked me to take a picture of them. The woman next to me was trying to switch her camera from the video mode to regular camera mode. There was a video of her dog on the camera. She kept saying, "That's my dog, that's my dog," and every time she pronounced "Dog," she said it like, "da-WAG." I do not know if I am explaining this experience correctly except to say that the woman had a V. thick Southern accent. They were good seatmates.
Also, on or before the plane, I ate or drank: 2 coffees, 2 granola bars (one in the taxi cab), 1/2 a turkey sandwich, and some M and M's.
Just some FUN info about what I consumed.
I am always hungry when I am traveling, not to mention all the time.
I am takine a lovely orange pill called Stavzor. It is a much nicer color than some other pills I have been prescribed in the past.
Keep It Simple (Stupid!). This is just an instruction. I cannot believe I am typing this fast.
Chillax (Chill + Relax),
Alice
Peace.
Hope you like photos. I will try to post some more when I can.
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